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WPS Opus International avoids prosecution after workers injured in Panmure Bridge scaffolding collapse
Six workers who fell into the water after scaffolding collapsed under Panmure Bridge can count their blessings it wasn't concrete below them - but there will be no lucky escape for the project manager WPS Opus International, says...

Marsden Maritime hires ex-WSP-Opus manager Felix Richter as new CEO
Marsden Maritime Holdings has appointed former WSP-Opus International general manager Felix Richter as its new chief executive, effective from next month

Canada's WSP to de-list Opus from NZX in January after successful takeover
Opus International Consultants will de-list from the NZX in January, with its shares to be suspended from Dec. 11, after being acquired by Canadian listed consultancy firm WSP Global Inc

OIO still working as Canada's WSP cleared to acquire Opus International
Canada's WSP Global Inc has gained Overseas Investment Office approval to acquire locally listed engineering consultancy Opus International Consultants, allowing it to declare the deal unconditional and allaying fears the OIO's work had stalled since the

Canada's WSP crosses 90% threshold to mop up remaining Opus shares
WSP Global Inc, a Canadian listed consultancy firm, has crossed the 90 percent threshold needed to enforce mop-up provisions in its takeover bid for local engineering firm Opus International Consultants, meaning it just needs regulatory approval to close

WSP lifts Opus offer after negotiating higher dividend, 70.6% now locked up
WSP Global Inc, a Canadian listed consultancy firm, has lifted its offer for Opus International Consultants after the company declared a 14 cent dividend

UPDATE: WSP says Opus takeover 'transformative' for region; Opus stock soars
(Recasts, adding comment from WSP's L'Heureux throughout, updates shares) WSP Global Inc, a Canadian listed consultancy firm, has made a "very full" offer of more than 10 times 2016 earnings for Opus International Consultants, in what it calls "a very tra

Canadian firm makes takeover bid for NZ's Opus International
The company that helped design London's Shard building and New York's Freedom Tower is offering a big premium to buy a Kiwi infrastructure consulting firm.

How New Zealand companies DB Breweries and WSP Opus have closed their gender pay gaps
At DB Breweries, zero is a good number. The beer giant has joined engineering consultancy WSP Opus and parts of the banking sector to get its gender pay gap down to that - zero - and achieve pay equity.Auckland-based DB reached...

Lyttelton Port $181m case against Aon now includes Colliers and Opus
Aon has succeeded in including Colliers and Opus in a High Court lawsuit it is defending against claims by Lyttelton Port Company.

Canadian firm WSP Global gets Overseas Investment Office approval for Opus International Consultants acquisition
Canada's WSP Global Inc has gained Overseas Investment Office approval to acquire locally listed engineering consultancy Opus International Consultants, allowing it to declare the deal unconditional and allaying fears the OIO's work...

Canada's WSP crosses 90% threshold to mop up remaining Opus shares
WSP Global Inc, a Canadian listed consultancy firm, has crossed the 90 per cent threshold needed to enforce mop-up provisions in its takeover bid for local engineering firm Opus International Consultants, meaning it just needs regulatory...

Opus International lifts first-half profit as NZ gains offset rest-of-world losses
Opus International Consultants, whose shares soared today on a takeover offer at an 87 percent premium, posted an improved first-half profit as a gain in Australia and New Zealand made up for losses in other regions

Canada's WSP Global makes takeover bid for NZ's Opus International
The company that helped design London's Shard building and New York's Freedom Tower is offering a big premium to buy a Kiwi infrastructure consulting firm. WSP Global, which is listed on the Toronto stock exchange, is offering Opus International shareholders $1.78 a share in cash, a near-87 per cent premium to its 99c share price on Friday. Shares in Wellington-based Opus shot up 62c to $1.60 after the takeover news. WSP has also bought a controlling 61.2 per cent stake in Opus from Malaysia's UEM Edgenta Berhad.â??